Kit Welchlin, a leadership trainer and public speaker, spoke during the Minnesota Hospitality Expo last month, and his education session, "Managing Generations in the Workplace," put me in pondering mode.

“Sexy, down-to-earth and cheeky” is how Amol Dixit described the brand identity of Hot Indian Foods, the food truck he launched in 2013, and those three words are touchstones for every aspect of the business.

By the time this column reaches your desk, our annual Minnesota Hospitality Expo will be behind us and planning will be underway for the third annual event in September of 2016 at the RiverCentre in St. Paul.